Self-Reliance: The Wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson as Inspiration for Daily LivingRichard Whelan Harmony/Rodale, 1991 M11 5 - 208 pages A finely honed abridgement of Emerson's principal essays with an introduction that clarifies the essence of Emerson's ideas and establishes their relevance to our own troubled era. This is the first truly accessible edition of Emerson's work, revealing him to be one of America's wisest teachers. |
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... just ; and [ yet ] by knaves , as by martyrs , the just cause is carried forward . Although knaves win in every political struggle , al- though society seems to be delivered over from the hands of one set of criminals into the 21.
... just ; and [ yet ] by knaves , as by martyrs , the just cause is carried forward . Although knaves win in every political struggle , al- though society seems to be delivered over from the hands of one set of criminals into the 21.
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The Wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson as Inspiration for Daily Living Richard Whelan. Politics IN DEALING WITH THE STATE , we ought to remember that its institutions are not aboriginal , though they existed before we were born : that ...
The Wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson as Inspiration for Daily Living Richard Whelan. Politics IN DEALING WITH THE STATE , we ought to remember that its institutions are not aboriginal , though they existed before we were born : that ...
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... political institutions , which are singular in this , that they sprung , within the memory of living men , from the character and condition of the people , which they still express with sufficient fidelity - and we os- tentatiously ...
... political institutions , which are singular in this , that they sprung , within the memory of living men , from the character and condition of the people , which they still express with sufficient fidelity - and we os- tentatiously ...
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